_{Kissing Worlds, 36 x 36 inches, oil on panel}

I’m super excited to be having a show at AMZehnder Gallery in February!! The show’s opening reception is Saturday, 15 February 2025 from 4-6 PM. The gallery is at 25 Bank Street in Wellfleet MA. A full list of paintings is on the gallery website!

This is a show about being spiritually and erotically connected to the land. For those of us who love it, the Outer Cape is sensually alive and full of possibility. Referencing all seasons, the show reflects how this place is felt in our bodies and carried by us into our lives. 

Of the show, Hocking says, “The heat of the summer sun and the bite of January’s wind call us to attention. I’m convinced this place awakens us to our deepest longing, to a yearning to connect with others and the world. When I listen to its whispers, I’m prompted to take action. And I’m called to share what I witness.”

Approaching the landscape with an eye toward depiction as well as an abstract sensibility, this show is about seeing and feeling place. Some paintings are immediately recognizable and others resonate with the experience of being here without offering a stable foothold. All of them attempt to prompt viewers to recall and embrace their most sacred experiences of this place.